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Down home, country wine
by Miquel Hudin | 30-09-2011
The initial call to Long Creek Winery went along the lines of: "Hi, any chance we could come over for a tasting?" "We only do 'em on Saturday." "Okay, but I'm only in town today... more »
Google Places wine in San Francisco
by Miquel Hudin | 28-09-2011
For those who may think that Yelp.com is a mafia controlling the flow of information for restaurants and bars while basically offering a "protection money" plan to skim out bad reviews (it is), Google Places... more »
Defining Prošek
by Miquel Hudin | 26-09-2011 ~ 3 Comments
It's often the case that Dalmatian Prošek is confused with Italian Prosecco, but they are nothing alike (Prošek is a sweet, dessert wine while Prosecco is a sparkling wine) and they share no grapes in... more »
Vinologue coverage on Scoutmob San Francisco
by Miquel Hudin | 24-09-2011
We need to give a great deal of thanks to Scoutmob SF for their recent coverage this week. For those who aren't aware of Scoutmob, it's similar to Groupon and Living Social except that it... more »
On drinking, ćevapi, etc. in Portland
by Miquel Hudin | 23-09-2011
It's often the case that wherever we go, we're always on the lookout for ćevapi. These tasty little Balkan sausages can be rather elusive and despite the large diaspora, nearly impossible to find in the... more »
Willamette Valley wine rundown
by Miquel Hudin | 22-09-2011
Visiting wineries is always a tricky proposition as shown by any of our guides where we feel like we could always have used an extra week to dig up just a scratch more information. Of... more »
Portland’s urban wineries
by Miquel Hudin | 21-09-2011
The concept of an "urban winery" is quite simple: bring in grapes from outside vineyards, press, ferment, age, and bottle them in an large urban space. While it lacks that rustic/schmancy charm of a winery... more »
LaVinyeta Mig Mig 2009
by Miquel Hudin | 14-09-2011
LaVinyeta has been growing steadily as a winery over the years and we've been happily following along since the beginning when winemaker Josep Serra Pla was just starting out and only had a small offer... more »
Molinari’s, the splendor and disappointment
by Miquel Hudin | 12-09-2011
Molinari's is one of those fine establishments in San Francisco that just keeps on doing what it's doing without much fanfare in the food scene. I've been going there for nearly 15 years now and... more »
Joan Sardà Feixes del Port 2005
by Miquel Hudin | 10-09-2011
The wines of Joan Sardà aren't often encountered outside of Spain. Although their Penedès region wines are easier to find, the ones from Cap de Creus are not. They're definitely good wines, but the years... more »